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A photograph of a crowd gathered outside a stone temple entrance, with a central man in a rust-red saffron dhoti and wrap, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant and a red-and-gold beaded garland, smiling as he faces a press microphone. Surrounding him are devotees in white shirts and saffron or orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas, a shaved-headed man with white and red tilak marks, and several reporters holding Lotus News and Sathiyam TV microphones and a video camera. A bouquet of red flowers is visible at right. The background shows a temple wall and a noticeboard. The central figure's appearance (presentation with gold ornaments and saffron clothing) is a plausible candidate for a person, but the image alone does not establish identity beyond that.

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September 12 20122012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12A crowd of devotees surrounds a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, who wears a heavy gold bead necklace and a red-orange forehead mark, as several microphones are held toward him by reporters. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand close, one in white with horizontal white forehead lines, while men in white shirts and women in colourful saris look on. A saffron flag is visible at left and a stone temple stair and pillars are behind the group. The young man's appearance, with his bare-chested saffron-clad presence and gold necklace, suggests a person addressing the press, though this is uncertain from appearance alone. Nearby microphones bear logos for Lotus News and Sathiyam.2012-09-12A photograph of a crowd of men and some women gathered outdoors around a central figure in orange-saffron robes, a gold necklace of beads and a rudraksha mala. He is being interviewed by media: a microphone labelled LOTUS NEWS and another labelled Sathiyam are held toward him, and a video camera is raised on the right. Several saffron-robed attendants with rudraksha malas stand nearby, some shaven-headed with white tilak marks, and a man in white shirt and trousers holds a folded orange cloth. An orange flag is visible at the left edge, and a building with stairs and signboards forms the background. a person: the central figure wears saffron robes, a gold necklace and rudraksha beads, cues consistent with a sannyasi giving a media interview.2012-09-12A crowded outdoor temple-entrance scene with a central man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold necklace with rudraksha beads, a red tilak on his forehead, speaking into a Lotus News microphone while a Sathiyam TV microphone and a camcorder are pushed toward him. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas stand near, one bald-headed monk on the right holds a red and yellow flower garland. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, and onlookers press closely; a stone pillar and a decorated deity murti appear at the top left. The scene is a press encounter at a temple.2012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12A crowd of devotees surrounds a central man in orange-saffron robes wearing a thick gold bead necklace, a gold pendant, and a garland of red and pink flowers draped over his shoulder, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. Microphones labelled LOTUS NEWS and Sathiyam TV are held toward him by reporters holding a camera. Surrounding sannyasis wear orange robes and rudraksha malas, a bald man on the right wears white ash on his forehead, and white-clad men and women stand behind. The a person candidate has ornate gold beads and saffron robes, so the appearance cues qualify as probable.2012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12A crowd of men and a few women stand outdoors, with a central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti-wrap and a heavy gold-beaded necklace with a pendant, smiling and facing a cluster of reporters. Microphones are held toward him from the right and bottom, including a Lotus News mic and a Sathiyam mic, and a video camera is raised at the right edge. Several men around him wear orange or saffron cloths with rudraksha malas, one with a shaved head, and others wear white shirts. A man in white on the left holds a notebook. The page places this at Tiruvannamalai, India.2012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12